000
FZNT02 KNHC 200407
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAY 20 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WARM FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W. N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 69W
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 65W
AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 
67W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W AND N OF 28N W OF 
75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N BETWEEN 42W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 41W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 24N TO 28N
E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N  
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 28N83W TO 28N87W TO 25N93W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF THE LINE TO 23N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 29N85W TO 28N89W TO 27N93W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF THE LINE TO 24N
BETWEEN 87W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.